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I don’t remember the 2013 Evil Dead having any verbal references to the earlier movies in the series. In fact I actually hated that movie back when I first saw it because I thought it was a remake and they don’t really use any of the iconic moments at all and it’s actually very different, but once I realised it was actually a sequel I liked it more.

Loved Romulus and had a great time at a crowded Thursday night before release date showing. I see your criticism but I had a blast.

I didn't get in under deadline, but I shared my thoughts about Longlegs and Alien with them, which they more or less echoed.Challengers and Love Lies Bleeding are currently my favorites of the year, but there's a bunch I havent seen.

Matthew describing Longlegs as cilantro is dead on. It's clearly a movie you have a taste for or it repulses you. And I think that's why it was Neon's biggest at the US box office. There was a word of mouth that made people want to find out if they loved it or hated it. It was to my tastes anyway.

My favourites this year would be Dune 2 and then Furiosa. Oddity was fairly decent too though I predicted the twist fairly early

when i saw one of the the trailers for kinds of kindess the masks of their own face they have reminded me of jesus shows you the way to the highway which was funny because I was actively watching that when the trailer dropped i doubt there is any actual direct relation but it was a fun moment lol

agree with isla 100% about the boys i basically liked the first season but it feels increasingly like shock value agreement porn to point at and declare ha they made fun of something that's bad etc. i get the entertainment value but that kind of self congratulatory and shallow socio-political critique has gotten old to me given the state of things and how that kind of criticizing the too obvious is used as a way of avoiding addressing the less obvious

TH-cam refuses to put your channel's videos in my algorithm for whatever reason so you are officially the ONLY subscription I have the notifications on for. Great channel, great discussions, smart/experienced hosts and the only channel that ever talks about films I havent heard of. Thank you.

I’m so happy you’re taking time for yourself Isla.

Let’s gooooooo

39:23 - Main Topic

How is the Funny Games fourth wall break better than the one from Wanted?

A Reaction Shots with the theme “The Wrong Message” about movies where the fanbase/culture completely missed the point would be great.

I could never have a new (as in, I haven’t seen it already) TV show or movie on in the background while I’m working or doing other things. I’m either watching or I’m not. There’s the story about the TV show, Police Squad, getting cancelled because “you have to watch it.” Whether it’s endless sight gags for comedy or visual storytelling for more dramatic fare, TV deserves to be paid attention to. You’ve gotta actually watch it!

Nice

59:23 A Long Day's Journey Into Night I love that movie.

hmmm...to be responsible adult and go to sleep or stay up and watch this...

Huber, Roland Emmerich isn’t doing The Strangers trilogy. It’s Renny Harlin! I interviewed him about it during NYCC! And yes, I’d love to be on the show at some point! Have your people call my people. Alas, I’m like Han Solo: I have no people.

I like The Acolyte. I do wish it had more of a visual identity, but I’ve enjoyed seeing the mystery unwind and the new characters and factions of this new time in the Old Republic. I honestly really like how “combative and antagonistic” the creatives have been, because someone needs to push back against the outspoken minority of Star Wars “fans” who are… let’s just call them ‘gatekeepers’ to be diplomatic. They’ve had free rein over the internet since 2017, and now this show is the moment where the true fandom goes full Picard and says, “The line must be drawn here!” So far, there have been two kinds of Star Wars and Marvel shows: ones that are like movies spread across 4 or 5 hours, like Obi-Wan, Ahsoka, and Boba Fett, and ones that are more rooted in traditional TV formats, like Mandalorian and Andor, which, while serialized, is clearly broken into arcs. I feel like, so far, The Acolyte splits the difference, but still errs on the side of “movie spread across 4 or 5 hours,” and will thus play better when viewed all together. But also, if you don’t like it, that’s fine, too!

After Life (1998) is deeply profound yet endlessly cosy and borderline in my top 5 favourite films ever made. I’m looking forward to hearing Huber’s thoughts on it and the other Koreeda masterpieces - as well as that and Shoplifters, the other two I’m fairly confident using the word masterpiece for are Maborosi and Still Walking, though even then that’s if I’m being as critical and as removing-of-all-personal-biases as possible.

Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Ford! I cry every time. I own the score, it is the best score of the century, full stop, and the film is one of my favorites, and while I love a number of great westerns, I would not call myself a Western fan in general. Also love: Sorcerer Tron Black Cauldron Donnie Darko Kingdom of Heaven (Director's Cut) Heaven's Gate

HUBER, after Shoplifters watch Air Doll.... sooooo good.

In regards to Twin Peaks, I also find The Missing Pieces (FWWM deleted scenes) an essential watch. There are scenes and elements in there that The Return follows up on. And the pacing of it anticipates the pacing in The Return making it a great transition from classic Twin Peaks.

True Detective Night Country was not that bad. The worst parts were when they did Easter eggs to season 1, that was awful and I blame HBO execs for that shit. I’d give the show a 6/10 or a 7/10. Season 2 was the worst, truly awful.

okay wait someone please help me, I'm looking for whatever episode it was in which Huber talks about seeing Boy and the Heron, I swear it was with this kinda camera alignment but I've skimmed this and the next episode and I couldn't find the segment for the life of me. Thanks in advance!!!

1:10:00 probably because Skyfall is a bad movie

I think Alien is a franchise that almost everybody agrees which 2 are the best but nobody agrees on the rest. For me personally it's Alien 10/10 Aliens 10/10 Prometheus 7/10 Alien 3 7/10 Alien Covenant 6/10 Alien Resurrection 5/10

Alien³ is actually my personal favorite film in the franchise. I'm not foolish enough to say it's better than 1 or 2, but I think 3 is a better representation of the horrors space travel brings to humanity. Space doesn't care how much you like Newt and Hicks, it will kill them off screen just to let you know where you stand. Also, PLEASEx100, read the novelization! It explains so much, gives names and crimes/pasts to every prisoner, etc. Finally, the cast is incredible! Charles Dance, Pete Postlethwaite, Charles S Dutton, Danny Webb, Paul McGann, Brian Glover, Holt McCallany, it's incredible! I feel 2 made the whole thing about guns, which was never 1's goal. So I feel 3 is the perfectly bookends (sans some sus special effects and production sabotage) the first two. One is my favorite, two is fantastic and adds so much greatness and 3 returns us to the OG, Heavy Metal-esque, Gothic horror.

The Alamo in Yonkers, NY is absolute trash though and doesn't even enforce the policy. I have raised my card many times and nothing ever, EVER happens.

It’s crazy. I have to tell people to turn their phones off at PRESS screenings.

hell yeah

Lorelei and the Laser Eyes was influenced by the film Last Year at Marienbad, if you are looking for a film companion piece.

Road Warrior

2:11:40 "The Day After" literally helped end the Cold War. Reagan saw it and it caused his rhetoric to change drastically. Someone just wrote a book about this very topic. That movie scarred me as a kid so I'd like to read it to maybe help heal that childhood trauma.

Dude Matthew that bicep tattoo of the face is incredible!

EDIT: Nevermind, saw the comment Matthew haha. An honest mistake. Matthew’s Top 10 is amazing, just to point out though at 2:20:13 ‘The Bicycle Thief’ or ‘Bicycle Thieves’ was directed by Vittorio De Sica not Roberto Rossellini.

Mathew’s top 10 list is so cool. Great films

I'd like to hang my head in shame for saying that Rossellini directed Bicycle Thief instead of De Sica. That is all. Thank you for listening.

1:03:07 Fantasy is kind of a let down in that way, too

31:50 "I'll fucking Parasite all of you!" Great quote with and without context

This is Reaction Shots, Jonathan. This is the real deal.

Lars had Grain: The Space Opera

Soup

Love the comments on Jonathan Glazer. What a hero move speaking out against war and hatred in any era.

hello i wonder if you can talk about all of the Terminator movies in your podcast??

Love that you're using the Fiasconauts intro vid as the closing. I miss Fiasconauts. I know it ran its course and I'm not looking for it to come back, I'm just glad that you could repurpose it because its a wonderfully edited bit of video. <3

Man, I either share the same take with Huber or it's somewhere in another galaxy (this is regarding Dune) LOL Also, Ready or Not 2 is *not* being made as far as we know; the person who posted that also made one regarding Sydney Sweeney and Johnny Depp would be in a movie together, but Sweeney's PR team confirmed that's not happening.

Matt having great taste seems to be a running theme with this podcast.

hell yeah lets go!

hey wait a second, I recognize that desk!